The suspect believed to be connected to the truck attack in Berlin has reportedly been killed in Milan.

Italian interior minister confirmed at a press conference on Friday that the suspect killed was Anis Amri, saying the man killed in Milan shootout is "without a shadow of doubt" the Berlin market attacker.

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According to Milan’s police chief, Amri reportedly passed through France and arrived in Italy by train on Friday.

German prosecutor says authorities are still trying to determine whether Amri had a network of supporters.

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A trail of devastation is left behind in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2016, the day after a truck ran into a crowded Christmas market and killed several people.

Italian media source, ANSA, reported that the man pulled a gun from his backpack after being asked to show identity papers around 3 a.m. in Milan's Sesto San Giovanni neighborhood during a routine police check.

The man was killed during the shootout and a police officer was injured as well.

ANSA, according to the Associated Press, said various sources in Milan and Rome confirmed that the dead man was Amri.